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Pif1- n o o (Z) 77 independent voice of students in Utah Valley - - - ' - " -- - - - , - ... .. . ., - ; -J j MONDAY AUGUST I 2005 WWW.NETXNEWS.NET VOLUME XXXIV NO. IV ) V More Movies! Is chivalry sexist? Guess who's back? 'p 3 i i f 'f Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson take Sure, you'll open the door for her, but do you really respect Greg Ostertag makes his return to ' f ; ' i on the holy act of matrimony. Stealth her? Why sometimes being nice is not so nice. Plus a local The Jazz; a little older, a little wiser, I v j and Must Love Dogs too. Life starts man warns soldiers of the horrors of war. All this on your and probably even more out of shape. L - ,,j onA5 Opinions page on A4. Sports starts on A8. w... i Applying local ethics to a national debate U I d7 Micahel Palmer News Writer Within a culture known for deer hunting, barbecues, and a generally intense disposition against anything perceived to be left-wing ideology, animal rights issues are often dismissed immediately. However, as the issue of animal rights moves into focus on a national ba- sis, increasingly becoming both a major social movement and a topic of academic discourse, some local people and organizations are hoping to re-adjust that perspective. Among these organizations is Mormons for Animals, headed by Doctor Chris Foster, Professor of Philosophy at BYU, and Adjunct Faculty member at UVSC. Mormons for Animals is concerned with animal welfare; however, it advocates from a position that Foster feels is consistent with-not contrary to-LDS doctrine, the dominant theology of this area. "In LDS theology, there is a huge doctrinal foundation for animal rights, more than any other Christian religion that I am aware of. Culturally, though, it is just the opposite."Foster has given multiple presentations on the subject, including one at UVSC's Mormon Studies Conference last spring. He is also the faculty advisor for the vegetarian club on BYU campus. Some of the reception to these " feel that logic and doctrine agree on this issue; that church doctrine and common sense are both on our side..." Dr. Chris Foster Mormons for Animals presentations and organizations has been oppositional. When Foster wrote an anti-hunting piece from a religious perspective for BYU's newspaper last year, the responding controversy was enormous on both sides, more vociferously in opposition, however. Both proponents and opponents of animal rights cited LDS scripture they felt vindicated their beliefs. Foster recognizes that there is great opposition to what he says, but is also somewhat surprised by it. "I feel that that logic and doctrine agree on this issue; that church doctrine and common sense are both on our side, but opinions of course clash." There are other local or ganizations concerned with animal welfare from secular perspectives, including the Utah Animal Rights Coalition and the Student Organization for Animal Rights organized at the University of Utah, which puts on VegFest annually in April, last year featuring guest speakers Dennis Kucinich and Howard Lyman. UVSC does not presently have a club related to animal rights. As the issue becomes a major social movement for many, it is also becoming a topic of increased aca- See ANIMALS A3 UVSC listens to public input during community forums Micahel Palmer News Writer On Thursday, July 2 1 , in the Orem City Council chamber room, UVSC hosted the second of two forums designed to layout strategic directions for the school and obtain community input regarding the school and its future. The forums were part of UVSC's ongoing effort to ensure that the needs of the community, with regard to higher education, are sufficiently prepared for and met. Many big names associated with UVSC were in attendance, including President William Sederburg, former President of UVSC, Wilson Sorenson, Vice President of Academic Affairs Brad Cook, Assistant Vice President for External Affairs Val Hale, and two of the recently appointed Board of Trustees members, Karen Acerson and Carolyn Merril. Additionally, many members of the community were in attendance. Orem Mayor Jerry Rush-burn welcomed the gathering. "This is an interesting and rewarding experience,". Washburn said. "It's an opportunity for the community to get together and give some input." President Sederburg then gave a presentation commenting on the driving growth factors facing the school in upcoming years, and its current spending efficiency. . "We are the most efficient school in the most efficient state in the Union," Sederburg said. Sederburg also said that projected enrollment by the year 2030 is 35,000 students, a number disputed as being too low by some audience Andy HuntNetXNews President Sederburg explained his plans for the future of UVSC at last month's Community Forum. members. Sederburg then outlined the six strategic directions being keyed in on for 2005-2006: 1) Manage enrollment, 2) Establish an integrated campaign to promote a consistent positive image and awareness of UVSC, 3) Expand and reallocate institutional resources, 4) Develop, retain and attract exceptional and diverse facultystaff, 5) Realize a comprehensive four-year college mission, and 6) Build a distinctive educational experience for UVSC students. UVSC hosted similar forums last year, with five of the six strategic directions being the same; the sixth direction was added this year. In addition to those directly associated with UVSC, the forum was widely attended by a number of curious community members concerned with the direction of the school. After Se'derburg laid out the strategic directions, the audience was divided into three separate groups to discuss more intimately a variety of public concerns regarding the school and its future. Topics discussed included public transportation, faculty workload, internationalsister-school agreements, and market demand. A commonly recurring topic was that of money. Many community members shared concern that UVSC is not being funded sufficiently enough to match the project-See FORUM A2 n rr UVSC's own Jim Harris rediscovers long lost flower Bonn Turkington News Writer Lost, and thought extinct for over 150 years, a beautiful arctic flower was rediscovered almost by accident. Jim Harris, a biology professor at UVSC, was able to locate the plant in a Northwest Territory of Canada along the Kate Bathurst peninsula, after stumbling across a passage in an explorers' journal that hinted at its true location. In the mid 1800s John ' Richardson, a naturalist with the Franklin expedition, (an expedition to discover the Northwest passage) collected the new plant and brought it back to England where it was named the Braya Pilosa. This flower, he told everyone, was found near the mouth of the Mackenzie River, but in reality was more than 150 miles to the east. Other explorers gave descriptions of this flowers' location as well, but when they searched for the rare flower it was nowhere to be seen. "It may have just been an error in his judgment, or he may have just described too broad of an area," Harris said. Harris' fascination with the Northwest Territory expeditions and knowledge of botany are what allowed him to discover the true location of the plant. "I located a copy of Franklins' journal on E-bay and was just skimming through it. There was a section in the journal by the guy who originally collected it, John Richardson. In the Courtesy Photo Utah Valley State biology professor Jim Harris accidently rediscovered the thought to be extinct Braya Pilosa flower. account he describes sitting for lunch by a small bay nowhere near the river. He then describes finding a beautiful flower and the way he went on to describe it, I knew it could only be the Pilosa." All the botanical journals used today, however, give the plants' location incorrectly, stating it to be found near the mouth of the Mackenzie River. But when Harris read about the description of Richardson's discovery, he knew he was on to something. "I was immediately curious as to where he really was that day." When Harris pulled up maps of the area described in the account, he found a place he thought matched 150 miles east of the Mackenzie River. "There are no exact records of the 1848 collection, but the time was right for when the flower was supposed to be discovered." And in the account of an explorer who collected a sample in the 1850s, the description of where he saw it matched the other accounts. So Harris and a companion decided to search the area in hopes of finding the plant. After being dropped off on a small lake in the Northern territory around 7 p.m., Harris and a companion hiked out toward the possible location. See HARRIS-A2

Pif1- n o o (Z) 77 independent voice of students in Utah Valley - - - ' - " -- - - - , - ... .. . ., - ; -J j MONDAY AUGUST I 2005 WWW.NETXNEWS.NET VOLUME XXXIV NO. IV ) V More Movies! Is chivalry sexist? Guess who's back? 'p 3 i i f 'f Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson take Sure, you'll open the door for her, but do you really respect Greg Ostertag makes his return to ' f ; ' i on the holy act of matrimony. Stealth her? Why sometimes being nice is not so nice. Plus a local The Jazz; a little older, a little wiser, I v j and Must Love Dogs too. Life starts man warns soldiers of the horrors of war. All this on your and probably even more out of shape. L - ,,j onA5 Opinions page on A4. Sports starts on A8. w... i Applying local ethics to a national debate U I d7 Micahel Palmer News Writer Within a culture known for deer hunting, barbecues, and a generally intense disposition against anything perceived to be left-wing ideology, animal rights issues are often dismissed immediately. However, as the issue of animal rights moves into focus on a national ba- sis, increasingly becoming both a major social movement and a topic of academic discourse, some local people and organizations are hoping to re-adjust that perspective. Among these organizations is Mormons for Animals, headed by Doctor Chris Foster, Professor of Philosophy at BYU, and Adjunct Faculty member at UVSC. Mormons for Animals is concerned with animal welfare; however, it advocates from a position that Foster feels is consistent with-not contrary to-LDS doctrine, the dominant theology of this area. "In LDS theology, there is a huge doctrinal foundation for animal rights, more than any other Christian religion that I am aware of. Culturally, though, it is just the opposite."Foster has given multiple presentations on the subject, including one at UVSC's Mormon Studies Conference last spring. He is also the faculty advisor for the vegetarian club on BYU campus. Some of the reception to these " feel that logic and doctrine agree on this issue; that church doctrine and common sense are both on our side..." Dr. Chris Foster Mormons for Animals presentations and organizations has been oppositional. When Foster wrote an anti-hunting piece from a religious perspective for BYU's newspaper last year, the responding controversy was enormous on both sides, more vociferously in opposition, however. Both proponents and opponents of animal rights cited LDS scripture they felt vindicated their beliefs. Foster recognizes that there is great opposition to what he says, but is also somewhat surprised by it. "I feel that that logic and doctrine agree on this issue; that church doctrine and common sense are both on our side, but opinions of course clash." There are other local or ganizations concerned with animal welfare from secular perspectives, including the Utah Animal Rights Coalition and the Student Organization for Animal Rights organized at the University of Utah, which puts on VegFest annually in April, last year featuring guest speakers Dennis Kucinich and Howard Lyman. UVSC does not presently have a club related to animal rights. As the issue becomes a major social movement for many, it is also becoming a topic of increased aca- See ANIMALS A3 UVSC listens to public input during community forums Micahel Palmer News Writer On Thursday, July 2 1 , in the Orem City Council chamber room, UVSC hosted the second of two forums designed to layout strategic directions for the school and obtain community input regarding the school and its future. The forums were part of UVSC's ongoing effort to ensure that the needs of the community, with regard to higher education, are sufficiently prepared for and met. Many big names associated with UVSC were in attendance, including President William Sederburg, former President of UVSC, Wilson Sorenson, Vice President of Academic Affairs Brad Cook, Assistant Vice President for External Affairs Val Hale, and two of the recently appointed Board of Trustees members, Karen Acerson and Carolyn Merril. Additionally, many members of the community were in attendance. Orem Mayor Jerry Rush-burn welcomed the gathering. "This is an interesting and rewarding experience,". Washburn said. "It's an opportunity for the community to get together and give some input." President Sederburg then gave a presentation commenting on the driving growth factors facing the school in upcoming years, and its current spending efficiency. . "We are the most efficient school in the most efficient state in the Union," Sederburg said. Sederburg also said that projected enrollment by the year 2030 is 35,000 students, a number disputed as being too low by some audience Andy HuntNetXNews President Sederburg explained his plans for the future of UVSC at last month's Community Forum. members. Sederburg then outlined the six strategic directions being keyed in on for 2005-2006: 1) Manage enrollment, 2) Establish an integrated campaign to promote a consistent positive image and awareness of UVSC, 3) Expand and reallocate institutional resources, 4) Develop, retain and attract exceptional and diverse facultystaff, 5) Realize a comprehensive four-year college mission, and 6) Build a distinctive educational experience for UVSC students. UVSC hosted similar forums last year, with five of the six strategic directions being the same; the sixth direction was added this year. In addition to those directly associated with UVSC, the forum was widely attended by a number of curious community members concerned with the direction of the school. After Se'derburg laid out the strategic directions, the audience was divided into three separate groups to discuss more intimately a variety of public concerns regarding the school and its future. Topics discussed included public transportation, faculty workload, internationalsister-school agreements, and market demand. A commonly recurring topic was that of money. Many community members shared concern that UVSC is not being funded sufficiently enough to match the project-See FORUM A2 n rr UVSC's own Jim Harris rediscovers long lost flower Bonn Turkington News Writer Lost, and thought extinct for over 150 years, a beautiful arctic flower was rediscovered almost by accident. Jim Harris, a biology professor at UVSC, was able to locate the plant in a Northwest Territory of Canada along the Kate Bathurst peninsula, after stumbling across a passage in an explorers' journal that hinted at its true location. In the mid 1800s John ' Richardson, a naturalist with the Franklin expedition, (an expedition to discover the Northwest passage) collected the new plant and brought it back to England where it was named the Braya Pilosa. This flower, he told everyone, was found near the mouth of the Mackenzie River, but in reality was more than 150 miles to the east. Other explorers gave descriptions of this flowers' location as well, but when they searched for the rare flower it was nowhere to be seen. "It may have just been an error in his judgment, or he may have just described too broad of an area," Harris said. Harris' fascination with the Northwest Territory expeditions and knowledge of botany are what allowed him to discover the true location of the plant. "I located a copy of Franklins' journal on E-bay and was just skimming through it. There was a section in the journal by the guy who originally collected it, John Richardson. In the Courtesy Photo Utah Valley State biology professor Jim Harris accidently rediscovered the thought to be extinct Braya Pilosa flower. account he describes sitting for lunch by a small bay nowhere near the river. He then describes finding a beautiful flower and the way he went on to describe it, I knew it could only be the Pilosa." All the botanical journals used today, however, give the plants' location incorrectly, stating it to be found near the mouth of the Mackenzie River. But when Harris read about the description of Richardson's discovery, he knew he was on to something. "I was immediately curious as to where he really was that day." When Harris pulled up maps of the area described in the account, he found a place he thought matched 150 miles east of the Mackenzie River. "There are no exact records of the 1848 collection, but the time was right for when the flower was supposed to be discovered." And in the account of an explorer who collected a sample in the 1850s, the description of where he saw it matched the other accounts. So Harris and a companion decided to search the area in hopes of finding the plant. After being dropped off on a small lake in the Northern territory around 7 p.m., Harris and a companion hiked out toward the possible location. See HARRIS-A2